🎙️ Death by Dismissal: How Disconnection Is Costing Lives

Make Healthcare Great Again – Episode 12
Hosted by: Diane Gudmundson, Health Warrior & Transformational Coach

We didn’t just stop listening—we started dismissing. And in healthcare, that silence is deadly.

In this powerful solo episode, Diane cracks open the uncomfortable truth about the real crisis in healthcare: disconnection. Not lack of funding. Not policy gaps. But something deeper and far more dangerous. Something human.

You’ll hear the raw truth behind what Diane calls “death by dismissal”—how patients are dying emotionally, spiritually, and even physically, simply because no one is truly listening.

And it’s not just patients. It’s providers. Leaders. Entire communities.

This is not about blaming individuals. It’s about exposing the cultural conditioning that leads good people to stop caring, stop connecting, and start coping instead of healing.

If you’re a leader, provider, or changemaker in healthcare who’s tired of the noise and ready to reconnect to why you started this work in the first place—this episode is your wake-up call.

• Why disconnection is the silent killer behind system failure

• The moment Diane realized listening was more life-saving than a prescription

• How system-wide dismissal is breaking the spirit of both patients and providers

• Why grassroots leadership—and soul-level connection—matters more now than ever

• A challenge to reflect: Where have you stopped listening? And what has it cost?

• Healthcare leaders feeling like they’re drowning in policy but starving for purpose

• Providers who went into this work to heal, not just manage systems

• Changemakers craving a deeper, more human approach to transformation

• Anyone who believes that real medicine starts with connection—not compliance

If this episode stirred something in you, don’t ignore it.

You’re invited to book a 1:1 call with Diane—not just to talk about healthcare, but to explore the kind of transformation you’re ready for as a human, a leader, and a healer.

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